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stifle (159 synonym found)

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cork

squeeze

seethe

bank the fire

bolt

sit down on

damp down

flame

reduce

repress

mitigate

subdue

toast

drown

dog

dumbfound

cork up

check

barricade

dull

close off

choke

smolder

constrain

sober down

dampen

keep within bounds

censor

strangle

fry

crush

cook

blow out

flame up

squelch

squeeze shut

underplay

bottle up

strangulate

suffocate

occlude

keep back

scald

joint

sober

douse

crack down on

attemper

simmer

tame

close up

deaden

soften

keep under

articulation

allay

restrain

close tight

parch

temper

shut off

combust

incandesce

throttle

gasp

blaze

shut out

stop the breath

inhibit

gag

hugger-mugger

chasten

put down

constipate

suppress

damp

lenify

lighten

quench

burke

blunt

modulate

palliate

stamp out

stagnate

cover up

steam

strike dumb

assuage

obtund

put to silence

block up

slack

smash

hold back

play down

weaken

jump on

clamp down on

hush-hush

garrote

pant

constrict

broil

lessen

pack

put out

slacken

be in heat

trample underfoot

de-emphasize

shut tight

asphyxiate

extinguish

extenuate

abate

choke off

withhold

hush up

black out

alleviate

stultify

stop up

snuff

sit on

flare

tone down

trammel

downplay

hold down

slow down

spark

quell

prevent

roast

flicker

tune down

sublimate

stew

blockade

snuff out

soft-pedal

radiate heat

hold in

trample out

squash

muffle

muzzle

diminish

shut down on

flare up

shimmer with heat

pour water on

demolish

reduce the temperature

debar

stanch

curb

keep down

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Definition of stifle:

(v) : to interrupt or cut off; to repress, keep in or hold back

"the army stifled the rebellion."

(n) : a hind knee of various mammals, especially horses

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Definition of stifle:

(v) : to interrupt or cut off; to repress, keep in or hold back

"the army stifled the rebellion."

(n) : a hind knee of various mammals, especially horses

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